CPR
What is the ratio of breaths to compressions for adult?
2:30
What is the phone number for an Emergency?
911
Do you treat emergencies or minor injuries in Secondary?
Minor injuries
Can you treat heart attack?
No
What fracture is the deadliest?
Pelvic Fracture. Even your neighbor Jimmy knows how to treat that, what a failure...
If the casualty was rescued from water, should you start with breaths or start with compressions?
Breaths
How do you check for the Airway?
Head tilt chin lift
Do you examine for unlikely injuries in Head to toe exam?
Do not examine for unlikely injuries
When do you perform the Recovery Position?
If a person is unconscious but is breathing and has no other life-threatening conditions
The casualty is suffering from severe anaphylaxis and is about to die. As a first aider, can you apply an EPIPen that doesn't fulfill the 7 rights of medication?
As a first aider, no. But if you are a doctor, yes. So go become a doctor, failure!
What do you put on the casualty's mouth when doing CPR
pocket mask
How many seconds do you check for circulation in primary?
What additional vital signs do you check in Secondary? (3)
Pupils, Skin condition, LOC (AVPU)
For choking, if the casualty is taller than you, do you perform abdominal thrust or chest thrust?
Chest thrust
If a casualty is bleeding heavily from an open wound, what is the most critical action to take first?
Apply firm pressure directly to the wound. If you are going to treat a casualty, I bet 100% that the casualty will die. FAILURE!
In what situation should you start CPR
unconscious and not breathing
What does AAAABC stand for? (in order)
Area, Awake, Ambulance, Airway, Breathing, Circulation
What do you check for when preforming Head to toe examination
Bumps, Bruises and Deformities
What position do you put a conscious casualty suffering from shock?
Semi-sit
What is the correct procedure for assisting a casualty who is choking and unable to speak or breathe?
Lay them down and check the airway. Haiya, why are you holding his neck? I told you to check the airway, not choke him
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
No fire no wire no gas no glass
What does SAMPLE stand for?
Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Last Meal, Events leading to incident
What is the difference between a Heart Attack and Angina?
Angina is the result of narrowed (rather than blocked) coronary arteries
Can a first aider not treat the casualty if the first aider witnesses injuries from the casualty
It depends. In Canada, you don't have to, but in Quebec, you have to treat them or else you are going to jail. Haiya, you failed all of the questions. Your parents are disappointed, you can't become a doctor. Your cousin in China Jimmy, became a virtuoso at the age of 2, performed plastic and neurosurgery at the same time at the age of 4, and solved all the unsolved math problems at the age of 10. Became a dictator (in a good way) and became secretary-general of the United Nations at the age of 14. Your cousin in China is running for president, and you are running for the bus, FAILURE!